Benefits of yoga for your little one
Yoga offers so many benefits for kids. It promotes flexibility, strength, balance, and mindfulness - but it can also be fun! Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word Yuj which means to yoke or to unite. When your little ones practice Yoga they are reconnecting to themselves.
Here are some fun yoga poses for your little one!
⛰ Mountain Pose with Hands Up (Tadasana)
Stand tall with your feet together, arms reaching up to the sky. Be a strong mountain.
Benefit: Makes you feel tall, strong, and ready for anything.
🌳 Tree Pose (Vriksasana)
Stand tall on one foot, while placing the other foot on your leg (not your knee!), and bring hands together. You're stretching your branches up!
Benefit: Helps with balance and focus—just like a steady tree.
🪑 Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
Stand with your feet together, bend your knees like you’re sitting in a chair, and reach your arms up.
Benefit: Makes your legs powerful and gives you lots of energy.
⚔️ Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana - Vira means warrior)
Spread your feet wide, bend your front knee, stretch your arms out like wings, and look past your front hand.
Benefit: Builds strength and courage—like a real warrior.
🐍 Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
Lie on your tummy, hands under your shoulders, and lift your chest up, elbows bent. Hiss like a cobra!
Benefit: Stretches your back and makes your chest feel open.
🐶 Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
From hands and knees, lift your hips up high to make a triangle. Press your hands and feet down.
Benefit: Stretches your whole body and gives you a boost of energy.
👶 Child’s Pose (Balasana - Bala means child)
Kneel down, bring your toes together, and rest your forehead on the mat. Keep your arms forward or by your sides.
Benefit: Helps you relax and feel safe—like curling into a little ball.
🥰 Happy Baby (Anandabalasana - Anand means happy!)
Lie on your back, grab your feet, and pull your knees toward your chest. Rock side to side.
Benefit: Loosens up your hips and makes you feel calm and happy.
Fun breaths to try:
Box breathing: Let’s start with 2 counts in, hold 2 counts, exhale 2 counts, and then hold 2 counts. From there, you can build it up to 4 counts! A great exercise to help calm little ones down. Encourage them to imagine a box they are tracing.
Lion's Breath: Inhale and then on your exhale stick your tongue out. You can also roll your eyes back and feel free to use your hands like you’re roaring with your body. Inhale - hands up, exhale, bend the elbows and palms to frame your face - roar like a Lion. This is so good for releasing excess energy and also a fun cheeky activity!
Here are some Hindi words to use:
Haath - Hands
Pair - Feet/legs
Saans andaar - Breathe in
Saans bahaar - Breathe out
Upaar - Up
Neeche - Down
Count in Hindi - ek, do, teen, char (1-4)
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